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Staff Report for a Resolution to Appropriate Asset Forfeiture Funds in the Amount of $185,000 for Police Equipment and Projects in 2017-2018
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a resolution to appropriate Federal and State Asset Forfeiture funds from the respective fund balances to purchase necessary equipment and fund projects in Fiscal Year 2017-18.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department has equipment and employee wellness projects it needs to fund with money from the Federal Asset Forfeiture Fund Balance. The projects below all comply with the federal requirements related to the use of these special funds.
Equipment Funding
1. $50,000 to replace officer handguns that have exceeded their useful life, add patrol rifles, and any related firearms equipment;
2. $50,000 to upgrade current Automated License Plate Reader technology. The existing systems have exceeded their useful life and require replacement;
3. $35,000 to purchase two used, undercover vehicles for the Investigations Division;
3. $5,000 for evidence technician cameras and related photographic accessories.
$140,000 Equipment-related appropriation requested
Employee Wellness Funding
1. $30,000 to improve workstation ergonomics by purchasing chairs and sit-stand stations, helping to reduce related injuries and lower the number of worker's compensation claims for the City;
2. $10,000 for professional development to send at least one police manager to the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF);
3. $5,000 to foster healthier officer lifestyles by outfitting the Police Department's gym space with free weights and other related gym equipment.
$45,000 Employee Wellness appropriation requested
The Police Department has equipment, software, and community engagement projects that need funding, such that the Police Department recommends an appropriation from State Asset Forfeiture Fund Balance. These projects comply with California's requirements to "adv...
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